Auction 17: Local Multipoint Distribution System (LMDS)

11/6/1998

Local Multipoint Distribution Service Spectrum Re-Auction of 168 Licenses Scheduled for April 27, 1999; Application Filing Deadline Set for March 29, 1999, Comment Sought on Reserve Prices or Minimum Opening Bids and Other Auction Procedures

This Public Notice announces reauction of 168 Local Multipoint Distribution Service ("LMDS") licenses set to begin on April 27, 1998, and seeks comment on procedural issues relating to the LMDS reauction.

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4/16/1998

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 98-731)

WTB Seeks Comment on Requests for Waiver of Incumbent Lec/Cable Eligibility Restrictions, Comment Also Sought on Letter from the United States Telephone Association

This Public Notice seeks comments on requests for waiver of Section 101.1003 of its rules, LMDS eligibility restrictions for incumbent LECs and cable companies. Comments are also sought on the USTA letter.

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3/26/1998

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 98-572)

LMDS Auction Closes, Winning Bidders in the Auction of 986 Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) Licenses

This Public Notice provides information concerning winning bidders, down payments, FCC Form 601 filing requirements, and other licensing matters.

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2/11/1998

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 98-269)

Correction to Public Notice DA 98-230, 139 Qualified Bidders to Participate in LMDS Auction

This public notice identifies another applicant as qualified to bid in the LMDS auction.

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2/6/1998

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 98-230)

Auction of Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) Licenses, 138 Qualified Bidders

This Public Notice identifies the 138 applicants who have been found qualified to bid in the LMDS auction and contains information about the mock auction and bidding schedule for the first three days of the auction. (On February 6, 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals denied petitions for review filed by several parties.

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1/28/1998

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 98-155)

Correction to Public Notice DA 98-141, Status of Applications to Participate in LMDS Auction

This Public Notice corrects the January 27, 1998, Public Notice classifying the status of the LMDS FCC Form 175 applications. Revised copies of Attachments A and B, correctly listing the applicants, are attached.

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1/27/1998

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 98-141)

Auction of Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) Licenses

This Public Notice classifies the applications received for the LMDS auction as accepted for filing, incomplete or rejected and contains information regarding the remote bidding system.

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1/9/1998

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 98-37)

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Responds to Questions About the Local Multipoint Distribution Service Auction

This Public Notice provides guidance on a range of issues involving the rules for the LMDS auction.

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11/25/1997

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 97-2497)

FCC Announces Spectrum Auction Schedule for 1998

This Public Notice announces potential applicants and important dates for several upcoming auctions.

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11/18/1997

PUBLIC NOTICE ( DA 97-2420)

Opportunity for Reply Comments on Reserve Prices or Minimum Opening Bids for LMDS Auction Extended

This Public Notice announces the Commission reopens the period for replies to comments sought in an earlier Public Notice ("Comment Sought on Reserve Prices or Minimum Opening Bids for LMDS Auctions," DA 97-2224, released October 17, 1997).

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11/10/1997

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 97-2352)

LMDS Auction Postponed until February 18, 1998

This Public Notice announces the Commission postpones the upcoming Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) auction, originally scheduled to begin December 10, 1997, until February 18, 1998.

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10/17/1997

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 97-2224)

Comment Sought on Reserve Prices or Minimum Opening Bids for LMDS Auction

This Public Notice announces the Commission is seeking comment on the formula proposed in the public notice for calculating minimum opening bids for Auction No. 17 (LMDS Auction)..

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9/25/1997

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 97-2081)

Auction of Local Multipoint Distribution Service

This Public Notice announces the auction and filing requirements for 986 Basic Trading Area ("BTA") licenses in the 28 GHz and 31 GHz bands, scheduled for December 10, 1997.

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7/30/1997

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 97-1627)

FCC Announces Upcoming Spectrum Auction Schedule, Two Auctions To Commence Before End of the Year

This Public Notice announces the Commission's plan to conduct two spectrum auctions. This serves as a notification for potential applicants of important dates scheduled for these auctions. The planned auctions are for the 800 MHz and the LMDS services.

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10/31/2006

LETTER (DA 06-2142)

Final Bid Withdrawal Payments for Auction No. 17, ENMR Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

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10/31/2006

LETTER (DA 06-2125)

Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Auction No. 17, ABS LMDS Venture

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10/31/2006

LETTER (DA 06-2141)

Final Bid Withdrawal Payments for Auction No. 17, Eclipse Communications Corporation

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10/31/2006

LETTER (DA 06-2135)

Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Auction No. 17, Catfish Communications, LLC

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10/31/2006

LETTER (DA 06-2149)

Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Auction No. 17, Highspeed.com, LLC

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10/31/2006

LETTER (DA 06-2166)

Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Auction No. 17, NUCOM

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10/31/2006

LETTER (DA 06-2174)

Final Bid Withdrawal Payments for Auction No. 17, SKSW LMDS Venture

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8/22/2002

LETTER (DA 02-1554)

Mr. Joseph P. Gebhardt and Mr. John A. Prendergast, Esq., New Wave Networks, L.L.C.

This letter calculates New Wave's final default payment obligations for Auction No. 17.

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4/9/1999

LETTER (DA 99-690)

Letter to John A. Prendergast, Esquire, counsel for New Wave Networks, L.L.C. ("New Wave")

This letter set forth the default payment obligations and procedures for New Wave resulting from its failure to remit the total payment required on licenses obtained in the LMDS auction (Auction 17).

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9/23/1998

LETTER (DA 98-1920)

Requests for Waiver of Section 101.1003(a) of the Commission's Rules Establishing Eligibility Restrictions on Incumben the Local Multipoint Distribution Service Auction (Auction No. 17). This Order also dismisses as moot a Petition nt LECs and Cable Operators in the Local Multipoint Distribution Service

This Order denies ten petitions for waiver of Section 101.1003(a) of the Commission' Rules filed by nine winning bidders ito Deny the license application of one of the waiver petitioners. Finally, this Order conditionally grants the license applications of these waiver petitioners subject to their compliance with Section 101.1003 and the terms of a companion Public Notice released today by the Public Safety and Private Wireless Division

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8/27/1998

LETTER (DA 98-1718)

Letter to PVT Networks, Inc., Robert Crumrine

This letter grants the petition for reconsideration of PVT who participated in the LMDS auction.

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4/17/2002

ORDER (DA 02-887)

Winstar LMDS, LLC

This Order denies Winstar's request for waiverof the unjust enrichment provisions in sections 1.211(d) and101.1107(e) of the Commission's rules with respect to a pendingapplication to assign fifteen LMDS licenses to a non-designatedentity.

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2/14/2000

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (FCC 00-44)

In the Matter of Northeast Communications of Wisconsin, Inc. Request for Confidential Treatment of Financial Information Contained in FCC Form 175 Filing in the Local Multipoint Distribution Service

This Order denies the application Northeast filed to participate in the Commission's LMDS auction as a small business entity, eligible for a 35% bidding credit, based on its gross revenues and average gross revenues for the prior three years.

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8/17/1999

MEMERANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (DA 99-1642)

In the Matter of Request for Waiver of Section 101.1003(a) of the Commission's Rules Establishing Eligibility Restrictions on Incumbent LECs and Cable Operators in the Local Multipoint Distribution Service

This Order denies five petitions for reconsideration of an earlier Order denying ten requests for waiver of Section 101.1003(a) of the Commission's Rules.

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7/15/1999

ORDER (DA 99-1037)

In the Matter of Application of Baker Creek Communications, L.P. For Authority to Construct and Operate Local Multipoint Distribution Services In Multiple Basic Trading Areas

By this Order, the Commission find that Baker Creek Communications, L.P. (Baker Creek) is in default and thus subject to the default payment obligations set forth herein.

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5/19/1999

ORDER (DA 99-802)

Nextband Communications, L.L.C.

This Order denies Baker Creek Communications petition to reconsider the grant of 41 LMDS applications of Nextband.

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3/4/1998

LETTER ORDER (DA 98-387)

In the Matter of Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. Petition for Reconsideration of Request for Waiver of Section 101.23 -- Auction No. 17, Local Multipoint Distribution Service

This Order grants the Emergency Petition for Reconsideration of Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. ("VTF").

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2/17/1998

United States Court of Appeals Order

WebCel Communications, Inc., petition for a writ of mandamus, is Hereby Denied.

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2/17/1998

LETTER ORDER (DA 98-307)

Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. Request for Waiver in Auction No. 17

This letter denies Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.'s Request for Waiver in Auction No. 17, to qualify as an "entrepreneur".

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2/17/1998

LETTER ORDER (DA 98-303)

Confidentiality Request of Northeast Communications of Wisconsin, Inc., is Hereby Denied.

This letter responds to the January 23, 1998 request of Northeast Communications of Wisconsin, Inc. ("Northeast") for confidential treatment of the information contained in Exhibit C of its 175 application.

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2/11/1998

THIRD ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION (FCC 98-15)

In the Matter of Rulemaking To Amend Parts 1, 2, 21, and 25 of the Commission's Rules to Redesignate the 27.5-29.5 GHz Frequency Band

This Order affirms key provisions of LMDS Second Report and Order, paving way for auction (CC Docket No. 92-297).

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1/14/1998

ORDER (DA 98-66)

In the Matter of Auction of Local Multipoint Distribution )Service (LMDS) Minimum Opening Bids or Reserve Prices

This Order establishes minimum opening bid requirements for the auction of 986 LMDS licenses.

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9/17/1997

SECOND ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION (FCC 97-323)

In the Matter of Rulemaking to Amend Parts 1, 2, 21, and 25 Of the Commission's Rules to Redesignate The 27.5-29.5 GHz Frequency Band, To Reallocate the 29.5-30.0 GHz Frequency Band, To Establish Rules and Policies for Local Multipoint Distribution

This Second Order on Reconsideration addresses those portions of petitions that deal with the participation of small businesses in the upcoming auction of Local Multipoint Distribution Service ("LMDS") licenses.

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5/16/1997

ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION (FCC 97-166)

In the Matter of Rulemaking To Amend Parts 1, 2, 21, and 25 Of the Commission's Rules to Redesignate The 27.5-29.5 GHz Frequency Band, To Reallocate the 29.5-30.0 GHz Frequency Band, To Establish Rules and Policies for Local Multipoint Distribution Service

On our own motion, pursuant to 47 C.F.R. section 1.108, the Commission reconsiders the Second Report and Order in which we adopted rules for the Local Multipoint Distribution Service ("LMDS"). .

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5/1/1997

ERRATUM TO THE SECOND REPORT AND ORDER, ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION, AND FIFTH NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING (FCC 97-82)

In the Matter of Rulemaking To Amend Parts 1, 2, 21, and 25 Of the Commission's Rules to Redesignate The 27.5-29.5 GHz Frequency Band, To Reallocate the 29.5-30.0 GHz Frequency Band, To Establish Rules and Policies for Local Multipoint Distribution Service And for Fixed Satellite Services

This Erratum corrects portions of the final rules in the Second Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in FCC 97-82, which was released by the Commission on March 13,1997.

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3/13/1997

SECOND REPORT AND ORDER, ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION, AND FIFTH NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING (FCC 97-82)

In the Matter of Rulemaking To Amend Parts 1, 2, 21, and 25 Of the Commission's Rules to Redesignate The 27.5-29.5 GHz Frequency Band, To Reallocate the 29.5-30.0 GHz Frequency Band, To Establish Rules and Policies for Local Multipoint Distribution Service And for Fixed Satellite Services

This is the Second Report and Order in the Commission's ongoing proceeding to establish and license Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS), a fixed broadband point-to-multipoint microwave service, in the 27.5-29.5 GHz band (28 GHz).

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7/22/1996

FIRST REPORT AND ORDER AND FOURTH NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING (FCC 96-311)

In the Matter of Rulemaking to Amend Parts 1, 2, 21, and 25 of the Commission's Rules to Redesignate the 27.5-29.5 GHz Frequency Band, to Reallocate the 29.5-30.0 GHz Frequency Band, to Establish Rules and Policies for Local Multipoint Distribution Service and for Fixed Satellite Services

This Order designates and segments the 28 GHz band.

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4/27/1998

NEWS RELEASE

FCC Adopts Partitioning and Disaggregation Rules For LMDS Licenses

On April 27, 1998, the Commission has adopted a Fourth Report and Order (Fourth R & O) regarding partitioning and disaggregation rules for Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) licenses.

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3/25/1998

NEWS RELEASE

The LMDS Auction Closes

Auction 17, the LMDS auction, closes after round 128 on March 3, 1998.

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2/6/1998

NEWS

D.C. Cir. Opinion in Melcher v. FCC (No. 93-1110)

On February 6, 1998, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied petitions for review filed by several parties challenging the Commission's eligibility restrictions for local exchange carriers, including rural local exchange carriers, in the LMDS auction. See Melcher v. FCC, 1998 WL 44432 (D.C.Cir. 1998).

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2/3/1998

NEWS RELEASE